"Illustrated throughout with archival and period photographs and diagrams, this book provides a detailed overview of Diamond T vehicles used by the US army through World War II.
Between 1940 and 1945, Diamond T Motor Car Company supplied just over 50,000 vehicles to the US military, and also to the Allies. Of this, just over 30,000 were heavy 4-ton 6x6 trucks of varying types: cargo, tow truck, pontoon carrier, engineer, cartographic, etc. The ""Diamond"" would serve in all theaters of operations, wherever its robustness and reliability were necessary to complete the mission. Due to its expertise, Diamond T also produced the famous half-track, with more than 10,000 manufactured. All of these models are described in this work by Didier Andres, an expert in the subject. The text is illustrated throughout using archival and period photographs and diagrams.
AUTHOR: Didier Andres, born in Verviers in Belgium, is passionate about military history and particularly about American vehicles of World War II. He has a large archive of documents and imagery, and has contributed to books and magazines for twenty years. He is the author of US Army Chevrolet Trucks, US Army Ambulances & Medical Vehicles and US Army Signal Corps Vehicles.
250 illustrations"
By:
Didier Andres
Translated by:
Alan McKay
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9781636241609
ISBN 10: 1636241603
Series: Casemate Illustrated Special
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 July 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Introduction: The Diamond T Story 1: The beginning 2: The first generation: Diamond T Model 967 3: The second generation: Diamond T Models 968, 969 & 970 4: The third generation: Diamond T Models 968A, 969A, 970A/968B, 969B and 970B 5: Cargo Trucks Model 968 & 968A 6: Wrecker Trucks Model 969 & 969A 7: Pontoon Trucks Model 970 & 970A 8: Dumper Truck Model 972 9: Canadian Trucks Model 975 & 975A 10: Bare frames 11: Special uses 12: Half-tracks 13: Prime Mover Trucks 980 & 981 14: Production 15: Data sheets Sources Acknowledgements
Didier Andres, born in Verviers in Belgium, was passionate about military history and particularly about American vehicles of World War II. He had a large archive of documents and imagery, and contributed to books and magazines for over twenty years. He was the author of U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks, U.S. Army Ambulances & Medical Vehicles, U.S. Army Signal Corps Vehicles, and U.S. Army Diamond T Vehicles.
Reviews for U.S. Army Diamond T Vehicles in World War II
The book is extensively researched and the photographs are documented. * IPMS USA 14/12/2022 *
